PIC16F628A Mains Frequency Counter

This project reads the AC line frequency and displays on a LCD. The 120V AC is first converted to 12V AC using a step-down transformer. With the help of a BJT, the output Sine wave is further converted to 5V square pulses which is fed to TOCKI pin of PIC16F628A. The Timer0 module is used as an 8-bit counter. The counter counts the number of pulses arrived at TOCKI port in 1 sec, which, in fact, is frequency of manis AC, and displays it on a LCD.

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